Indicating device



Dec 249 i935; G. A. BRILLJNGER 2,925,353

INDICATING DEVICE Filed 001;. 6, 1934 v INVENTOR. gGeDrQe/r g inger @Mm ATTORNEYS,

Patented Dec. 24, 1935 i UNITED STATES 'l PATENT QFFICE 1 Claim.

f indicator' for domestic use.

Heretofore, it has been common practice for the ice companies, for instance, to provide pasteboard cards for the housewife who would display the same in the front window to indicate when she wished to obtain ice from the deliveryman, These'cards become torn and are unsightly and are apt to be lost or misplaced and are somewhat inconvenient to use.

ly mounted upon the inside of the window sash in such manner that it will `not be at all unsightly and will not become damaged or misplaced and at the same time may be employed in a most convenient and efficient manner.

Another object is to provide such a device that can be applied to either side of the window sash and employed with equal efliciency in either position.

A further object is to devisesuch an indicator that will be entirely out of view from the outside when not in use.

A still further object is to devise such an indicator that can be manufactured at an extremely low cost so as to justify the donation of the same by a company to its patrons.

Other objects will appear from the following description and claim when considered together with the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is an interior elevation of a window and illustrates the adaptability of my device to be mounted upon either side of the window sash;

Fig. 2 is an outside elevation of a part of a window and illustrates how the indicator appears from the outside;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of my indicator device and corresponds to the left side of Fig. 1;

Fig. l is an elevation of the device; and

Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are sectional views taken on lines 5-5, 6 8, and 1-'l, respectively, of Fig. 3.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is merely for purposes of illustration and that other modifications and variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention as herein set forth and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, the holder comprises the strips l and 2 which may be welded together at their upper and lower ends or secured together in any other suitable manner. 'I'hese two strips which may be of light sheet metal or other suitable material, are arranged in spaced parallel relation to each other and the This invention relates to an improved form of holder is entirely open at both side edges thereof for a purpose to be later explained.

This holder is adapted to house and afford operatable support for the indicator blade 3 which is pivotally mounted within the lower end of the 5 holder. The screw 4 and the nut member 4a en- .gageeach other from opposite sides of Ythe holder and theblade 3 is engaged between the nut 4b and the nut member 4a. The indicator blade 3 is of substantially the same shape and dimensions as l0 the holder therefor and there is provided the button 5 therefor on the nut member 4e, the button 5 being arranged upon the. outside of .i the holder for the purpose of manipulating thexindicator blade 3 so as to turn the same about its l5 pivot into raised or lowered position. These parts are locked together by the pin 5a. The means for mounting the blade 3 may be varied according to mechanical skill.

The indicator blade has its opposite edges 20 throughout the middle portion thereof formed into flanges 3e so as to provide grooves adapted vto receive by sliding engagement an indicator card 6 bearing the name of the company that provides these devices for its patrons. It is understood of course that any desired form of indication may be provided upon the card 6 and that these cards may be renewed and replaced by others whenever desired.

This indicator device may be mounted upon the inside of the Window-sash and upon either the right or left hand part thereof, as indicated in Fig. 1. For this purpose, the holes la in the pro'- jecting portions at the upper and lower ends of the device are provided and are adapted to receive tacks to be inserted into the window sash. If desired, the device may be mounted in an inclined manner, as indicated alsoy in Fig. 1, so that the indicator blade 3 when turned to raised or idle position, will pass the dead center and therefore not be apt to fall from such raised position. Or, if preferred, the upper part of the strips I and 2 may be sheared and bent inwardly, as indicated by reference numeral l, so as tof provide friction engaging means for the upper end of the indicator blade 3 which may thereby be maintained in raised position. Either or both of these two expedients or other means may be employed for this purpose.

It will be observed that my indicator device is of such proportions that it may be conveniently mounted within the dimensions of the ordinary window sash and without protruding therebeyond except when the indicator blade may be lowered to active or indicating position. Thus, when the Y is mounted upon either the left side or the right side of the window sash, the indicator strip 6 may be slid into position upon the blade 3 in a manner corresponding to the position occupied by the device itself upon either the left side or the rightV side of the window sash. Thus, in either case, the same indicator strip E will be equally legible from the outside of the window when the blade 3 is lowered into active position, as indicated in Fig. 2.

Thus, I have provided acomparatively simple form of device which can be manufactured at Y extremely low cost and distributed by a sales or service company to its patrons as a means of encouraging trade.

Also, the device may be-constructed and employed in a manner not at all unsightly or otherwise objectionable and furthermore, the device may be readily employed upon either side of the window sash according to prevailing conditions in any given case with respect to visibility from the outside and by the approaching deliveryman. Other considerations being equal, the convenience of access to the window sash might determine upon which side of the window sash to place the device.

By mounting the indicator device upon the window sash, it will be covered by the roll shade as well as by the draperies and it will not be at all noticeable and hence not objectionable. Thus, it is preferred that this device be mounted upon the window sash although'it might be mounted upon the window frame if so desired.

In the construction of this device, the parallel strip portions of the holder may be separate strips or parts of a single strip bent upon itself at the one end of the holder and with its ends secured together at the other end of the holder. Both of these forms of construction are understood to be comprehended by the following claim.

What I claim is:

An indicator device consisting of a holder comprising two strip portions arranged in spaced, substantially parallel relation and secured together at their upper and lower ends and so arranged that the device is entirely open at the two side edges thereof, an indicator blade pivotally mounted between said strip portions at the one end thereof and adapted to be housed therebetween in idle position and to be turned to occupy angular positions with respect to the holder for active use upon either side thereof, means for mounting the device, and means for manipulating said indicator blade, whereby the same indicator device may be mounted upon the inside of either the right or left side of the window and the Same indicator blade turned to either right or left position so as to be viewed from the outside of the window.

GEORGE A. BRILLINGER. 

